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`' lO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, Zuconnus B. SHANNON, of Tuscarawas county, in the State of Ohio, havenvented certain new and useful improvements in the Mode of Raising Water from Wells, Reservoirs, die.; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and ex-act description thereof, reference being had to the annexed drawings, and to the letters of reference thereon marked. In the drawings* Figure 1 is a plan view.

Figure 2 is a-section on line :z: w, g. 1.

Figure 3 is a section on line y y, tig. 1.

To enable those skilled in the art to-make and use my invention, I will describe its construction and operation.

YMy invention is Vintended to be used for the purpose of raising water from wells or other places for domestic and other purposes. My improved water raiser may be operated by any suitable power, hand-cra`nk, sten-nir horse, or water. The drawings represent it as operated by a horizontal Water-wheel. i

A is what I term the elevator, and is a cylindrical wheel revolving in the penstock or discharge tube. It is composed of two metallic disks, (from three to twelve or more inches in diameten) the upper-one made fast to the shaft, which extends to the top of the well. The space between 'the two disks is about equal to half their diameter.` The two disks are connected together by curved flanges or buckets, (dotted lines, tig. 1,) so as to form a hollow around the shaft, with four or more issues, somewhat like a turbine wheel. D is the penstock, and is a square tube, of a. ldiameter somewhat greater than that of the elevator. This penlstock is set in the bottom of the well or reservoir C., where the water is to be raised, and is open at its bottom so that the water can freely enter it. H are beaters in the p enstock. Gis the conductor for. leading the water from the to the or other place.

In operating my invention, power is communicated to the shaftof the elevator by means of a crank or any similar device for applying power, and by means of a. belt running from the'shaft of the water-wheel B, which is driven by the water from the forebay or other suitable means, which causes the elevator to revolve rapidly. The elevator being just below the surface of the water, as it revolves it vents ortlirows out the water it contains u-p in the penstock, and thus creates avacuum within itself, into which the water in the reservoir rapidly rushes. In" this-manner I can raisfwatcr to any reasonableheight required. It must be borne'in mind that there must be from two to four beatersor check-paddles, H, to prevent the water in the penstock from running around with the elevator. It will be seenV that the opening in t-hc'bottom of the penstock contains the same number of square in crhesl that is contained inthe issues of the ventilator or elevator. The penstock is to he set ou four feet, from one to four inches high, according to the quantity of water to be raised, which will let it pass freely into the elevator.l The lower end ofthe shaft of the elevator rests in a step set in the bottom of the reservoir.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire, to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination and arrangement of the elevator A, 'penstock D, and check-paddles H, constructed and operating, substantially as described and for ,the purposes set forth.

ZACCHEUS B. SHANNON.

Witnesses:

A. M. ZIMMERMAN, Vnunmv WALLAn. 

